| Disclosure of Detailed Information About Business Combination |
The fair values determined for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from the acquisition as of July 3, 2023, are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | Fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities: | | in $ thousands | | | | | Property, plant and equipment (note 12) | | 904,780 | | | Investments in non-consolidated companies | | 400,037 | | | Inventories | | 1,707,311 | | | Cash and cash equivalents | | 781,072 | | | Other investments | | 247,005 | | | Trade receivables | | 764,257 | | | Allowance for doubtful accounts | | (44,626) | | | Other receivables | | 854,917 | | | Deferred tax assets | | 1,327,232 | | | Borrowings | | (1,224,399) | | | Provisions | | (856,153) | | | Trade payables | | (758,687) | | | Other assets and liabilities, net | | (509,486) | | | Net assets acquired | | 3,593,260 | | | | | | Non-controlling interest | | (2,818,358) | | | Remeasurement of previously held interest in Usiminas | | (385,851) | | | Total Purchase consideration | | (118,686) | | | Bargain purchase gain | | 270,365 | | | | | | Loss on the remeasurement of previously held interest in Usiminas | | (441,410) | | | Net loss effect related to the increase of the participation in Usiminas | | (171,045) | |
Contrary to the recognition principles in IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets, IFRS 3 Business Combinations requires an acquirer of a business to recognize contingent liabilities assumed in a business acquisition at the acquisition date even if it is not probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | in $ thousands | | | | | Provisions for contingencies recognized by Usiminas before business combination | | (199,677) | | | | | | Provisions for contingencies recognized as part of the business combination: | | | | Tax related contingencies | | (432,488) | | | Civil and other related contingencies | | (174,333) | | | Labour related contingencies | | (49,655) | | | Total Provision for contingencies | | (856,153) | |
The main contingencies recognized in the consolidated financial statements pursuant to IFRS 3 Business Combinations in connection with the acquisition of the additional participation in Usiminas and the full consolidation of Usiminas include the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Description | | Status | | As of the acquisition date (in $ thousands) | | As of December 31, 2025 (in $ thousands) | | Labor lawsuits filed by employees, former employees and outsourced personnel of the Cubatão Plant, claiming severance pay and social security rights. | | Pending judgment by the Labor Court and administrative bodies, at different levels. | | 57,343 | | | 32,236 | | | Tax proceeding in which the tax authorities seek the reversal of ICMS/SP credits on materials considered as consumables (refractory items and others). | | The Tax Debt was included in the Amnesty Program instituted by São Paulo State Law n. 17.843/23. | | 29,772 | | | — | | | Labor lawsuits filed by employees, former employees and outsourced personnel of the Ipatinga Plant, claiming severance pay and social security rights. | | Pending judgment by the Labor Court and administrative bodies, at different levels. | | 15,112 | | | 10,496 | | | Labor lawsuits filed by former employees challenging the amount of compensation paid on dismissals. | | Pending judgment. | | 10,837 | | | 5,753 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other contingencies | | | | 86,613 | | | 51,665 | | | | | | | | | | Provisions for contingencies recognized by Usiminas before business combination | | 199,677 | | | 100,150 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Description | | Status | | As of the acquisition date (in $ thousands) | | As of December 31, 2025 (in $ thousands) | | Objection filed against the decision that recognized only partially the credit rights established in a final and unappealable court decision that determined the exclusion of ICMS amounts from the calculation basis of PIS/COFINS-Imports. | | Pending judgment at administrative level. | | 94,792 | | | 83,022 | | | Tax collection proceedings related to the collection of ICMS/SP on goods shipped to other countries without effective proof of export. | | Pending judgment by the trial court. | | 51,546 | | | 45,146 | | | Tax proceedings seeking the reversal of ICMS/SP credits on materials considered as consumables (refractory items and others). | | Several case records, declaratory actions and tax collection proceedings, suspended or pending decision by higher courts. | | 38,640 | | | 31,475 | | | ICMS – Action for annulment of the tax debt claimed by the State of Rio Grande do Sul due to failure to make the advance payment of the tax at the entry of goods coming from other States (rate differential ). | | Pending judgment by the trial court. | | 28,789 | | | 25,215 | | | Tax assessment notice issued by the State of Minas Gerais concerning alleged reversal of ICMS credits on sale of electrical energy. | | Pending judgment at administrative level. | | 12,386 | | | 10,848 | | | Other tax contingencies | | | | 206,335 | | | 131,555 | | | | | | | | | | Provisions for tax contingencies recognized as part of the business combination | | 432,488 | | | 327,261 | | | | | | | | | | Public Civil Action seeking the reimbursement of the amounts increased by means of a term of amendment to the Contractor's Agreement, due to alleged overbilling in the construction of a bridge in Brasília/DF. | | As of July 3, 2023, the claim was deemed groundless and was pending judgment of appeal. As of December 31, 2023, the action was dismissed as unfounded and the case was archived. | | 64,315 | | | — | | | Public Civil Action seeking compensation for alleged damages caused to the State of Santa Catarina's Treasury related to improper expenditures incurred in the construction of a bridge. | | Pending conclusion of the expert evidence | | 21,113 | | | 18,491 | | | Other civil and other contingencies (1) | | | | 88,905 | | | 39,360 | | | Provisions for civil and other contingencies recognized as part of the business combination | | 174,333 | | | 57,851 | | | | | | | | | | Labor lawsuits filed by employees, former employees and outsourced personnel of the Cubatão Plant, claiming severance pay and social security rights. | | Pending judgment by the Labor Court and administrative bodies, at different levels. | | 27,123 | | | 14,552 | | | Other labour contingencies (1) | | | | 22,532 | | | 9,629 | | | Provisions for labour contingencies recognized as part of the business combination | | 49,655 | | | 24,181 | |
(1) Composed of individually non-significative contingencies.
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